I'm having back to school blues. Sure, I like the guilt-free time sans kids during the weekdays. But now I have to shift from "summertime mom" to "school days mom." I like summertime mom better. She's more fun. More relaxed. She does fun stuff with her kids. She lets them sleep later and she doesn't harp …

The hardest part of my day used to be prying my preschooler and kindergartners arms off my legs when I had to drop them off at school. My sons’ howls of protest hurt my heart at the same time it made me wonder what I was doing wrong or what was wrong with them. All …